Yes, it will send a signal. It would send a stronger signal if we amended it to include some offences that dealt with, as I say, possession of a firearm in an unauthorized place and possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle. Further, it would be an error, in my respectable submission—take it for what it's worth—to look only at one purpose and only to look at deterrence. Denunciation and incapacitation would be primary reasons for justifying this bill, but I agree with Chief Blair. Not in all cases, but in some cases, it will act as a deterrent.
On November 23rd, 2006. See this statement in context.